I use my Internet connection for work, without it I would have to drive to my office everyday, and that is like 110 miles from my home
I also use Internet for news and to do research. That is why I have two internet connections on my PC as well as a wireless on my laptop, and my laptop is always charged, well both are......
The problem is with power outages or downtime from the ISP I will be loosing money, lots of it, and I might even loose my lucrative contract...